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    Imagery in Beowulf

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    Imagery in Beowulf “Herot trembled‚ wonderfully/ Built to withstand the blows‚ the struggling/ Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls;/ shaped and fastened with iron‚ inside/ And out‚ artfully worked‚ the building/ stood firm.” This example of imagery is one of many throughout the whole book of Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel. Beowulf is an epic poem and Hrothgar is the king of Herot and is rather old. Everyone he is troubled at the raging demon named Grendel. Every night Grendel comes

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    Rhetorical Devices

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    ambiguity of manner. 8. Anachronism – Something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time‚ esp. a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword in an anachronism in modern warfare. 9. Anaphora – A rhetorical device in which a word or phrase is repeated at the beginnings of successive phrases or sentences. Compare this to epistrophe‚ where such repetitions occur at the ends. (lesson 10. Analogy – A similarity between like features of two things‚ on which a

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    Imagery in Macbeth

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    Imagery in Macbeth “Violence and the bloodshed that results are important symbols in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. While the blood that is shed is a tangible reminder of the outcomes of misused power‚ it also serves as an image that provokes Macbeth to reflect upon his deeds‚ even if he does not change his behavior. Macbeth becomes obsessed with the blood on his hands. Unfortunately‚ this reminder of his guilt does not prevent him from continuing violent acts.” -Marshall Mc Luhan. Macbeth‚ one of the

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    The Crucible

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    I think the movie‚ The Crucible‚ reflects what I’ve learned about the Puritans. I honestly think that the Puritans were very hypocritical. The movie and the literature both show how hypocritical the Puritans actually were. Puritans were extremely strict and very religious also. There was no separation in church and state‚ therefore the people didn’t really stand a chance in court if the church shunned them. The Puritans‚ in the movie The Crucible and in the literature‚ thought that you were damned

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    Rhetoric Devices

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    Language without rhetoric devices is like a dish without all the spices. Rhetoric devices plays an essential role in persuading things effectively. It creates the beauty of t he language. In” Students and Money‚ in Their Own Words" by Vivian Marquez successfully makes use of rhetorical devices in order to persuade the reader of her need for financial assistance. Some of the rhetorical devices she used successfully throughout her essay are an imagery‚ metaphor‚ and repetition. In her essay‚ Marquez

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    Imagery in Sports

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    Imagery is a mental technique that athletes can use to program the human mind to respond as desired… Discuss A Discussion of the Efficacy of Imagery Techniques for Novice and Professional Athletes Athletes are always on the look out for techniques that will allow them to get better at their game. Whether it is a golfer who is looking to break his best score or a hockey goalie who is trying to get a shutout in the next game he plays‚ amateur and professional athletes are constantly trying to

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    The Crucible

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    Avila 1 Pride in The Crucible Many people would never consider pride as to being a sin‚ however the Catholic Church considers pride to be a sin because pride is about "me"‚ "myself" and "I"‚ they only worry about themselves and no one else. Although people might not believe it‚ today’s society is filled with pride; from being proud of your heritage to being proud of your sexuality‚ pride is all around. However‚ the Catholic Church believes that pride is the foremost among the seven deadly sins

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    The Crucible Inner strength is a good quality that a person should have. What is inner strength? Inner strength is the ability to stay true to oneself. In the crucible‚ many characters have a lot of inner strength. But one person shows their inner strength more than the others‚ that character is John Proctor. John shows inner strength when he confesses to adultery‚ and when he doesn’t confess to witchcraft. To begin‚ one scene from The Crucible where John Proctor shows inner

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    In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ Puritan Salem‚ Massachusetts is uprooted when a panic surrounding accusations of witchcraft takes over the town. As more people begin to be accused and tried‚ the community begins to disintegrate as the local minister and a reverend from a nearby town lead a witch-hunt to purge the town of accused witches. Children become orphans‚ crops go un-harvested and cows roam the streets. The PlayMaker’s Repertory Company production of The Crucible seeks to illustrate how intolerance

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    John Proctor to the other characters. * Decide whether or not his final act was one of excessive pride. * Tell how the title of the play relates to the theme. | The Crucible Essay (Pride) Pride‚ in its definition‚ is a high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity‚ importance‚ merit‚ or superiority. The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller based on actual events that‚ in 1692‚ led to the Salem Witch Trials. These trials were a group of hearings before local authority to prosecute

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